Hugoton was the 59-56 winner over Scott when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Hugoton Eagles took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scott Beavers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Beavers are ranked 30th).
Jackson Rumford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Scott, almost dropping a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Rumford's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Alex Tarango was another key player, going 5-for-10 on his way to 12 points and five assists.
Hugoton's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Scott, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Hugoton won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Colby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Colby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Hugoton likes a good challenge. As for Scott, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Cimarron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cimarron has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Scott will come in with five straight victories.
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